New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-06
Ne,p2lprk DAILY Gribn,re.
BOUNDED HORACE GREELEY
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 6. 1887.
THE NEVIS THIS MORNING.

WEDNESDAY. APRIL 6. 1887.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.
FoREIGN-The attack on the Speaker of the
House of Commons - $3O,OOOOOO lottery
loan for The Congo Free State. - Heavy failure
in London. - Bismarck warning Spain. -
Gioriatlop wins the Nottingham Spring Handicap.
- French Deputies fight duel. 60 No news
of the steamer Eagle. - The proposed Radical
demonstration against coercion, - Moving the
second reading of the Crimes bill.
DoMEsIIC-The April elections; prohibition de-
feated in Michigan; Democrats and Republicans
fused against the Labor ticket in Wisconsin;
Amor Smith elected Mayor of Cincinnati; Roche
Rep.) elected Mayor of Chicago by nearly $4,000
plurality. - The bill appropriating $55OOOO
for the canals became a law: Ives Pool bill or
dered TO a third reading in the Assembly. -
Twenty nine Western roads shut out from trunk
line territory - Arrival of Commander Self
ridge at San Francisco under suspension. -
Matters before the Interstate Commission. -
Meeting of milk producers at Goshen. - Paul
Boyton began his task of padding down the Hud
son River.
Cry AND SUBURBAN.-The Interstate Commerce
law went into operation smoothly - The Met
ropolitan Association of Underwriters dissolved.
- One boy shot by another IN a grammar
Bergen County Grand Jury. - Baseball games
in Nsw-York and Brooklyn - verdict against
Russell Sage. - John r. Duff testified about
his stock transactions. - Gold value Of the
legaItender silver dollar 41212 grains)-43asd. per
ounce-73 IL cents - Stocks active and irreg-
ular, decling by fractions. recovering and closing
strong.
The Observation-Disclosures for to-day: Far,
with slowly rising temperature. Temperature yes
terday: Highest. $50; lowest. 81; average, 394o.
The shooting of one little boy by another in
Grammar School No. SO, yesterday, was so
clearly an accident that the need of arresting
and OBTAINING the lad who held the pistol is
not easily perceived. 1t would have been bet
ter to soothe his terror and leave him with his
mother. To lock him up in police station
was simply cruel, and as much OF bunder on
the part of the police as calling out the Fire
Department was on the part OF the principal
of the school.
The pOst-ofice detectives did some clever
work the other day In arresting w. A. Clarke
who tried to steal $4,000 from a registered
package and had already stolen large sums in
the same way. Some one else however, did
not do cleverly when the bail bond was fixed
at So, 500, and If Clarke has not run away he
Is an exceptionally conscientious rogue What
makes the case the more remarkable is the fact
that robbers of the United States mail do not
often get the chance to escape punishment in
this style.
There is hope for Philadelphia. Ex-Mayor
6tOkley just appointed Director of Public Safe
ty. has informed the police that gambling, Sum
day rumselling and certain other open phases OF
vice must be stopped or he will know the
reason why not This promises well for the
administration Of Mayor Filter. If the other
heads of departments whom he appoints strike
out from the shoulder, as the new director has
done, steady improvement in the morals of
the Quaker City may be looked for.
The fire underwriters are in trouble once
more and there is o strong probability that
their association to prevent the cutting of rates
will go to pieces. 1t is the history of the rail-
way freight agreements over again volun-
tary association, easily arranged, but certain
not to hold together any longer than On
enlightened Tor unenlighteneU selfishness per-
mits. Perhaps the companies will finally be
drawn by close competition into urging Con-
gress to pass an Interstate and-L Insurance
law.
As was confidently expected, the Interstate
Commerce law went into effect yesterday, with
outany public demonstration. 1t lisa curious fact
that the railroads are having little difficulty in
adjusting their freight traffic. although it was
trouble over that which first suggested inter-
ference to Congress. But the regulations con-
corning passenger business do not work even.
ly. Some Western roads still persist in pay
Ing commissions on the sales Of tickets. East
ern lines consider this practice violation of
the law, and consequently sell no tickets over
the non-conforming Western routes. The
matter will hardly be..adjusted finally till the
Commissioners take hold of it-which will not
be soon judging from the rush of other business
before them. From all parts of the South and
West come significant demands for exceptions
from the long and short haul clause.
The result of the municipal election in Chi
cago yesterday was the success Of Mr.. Roche,
Republican candidate for Mayor. By tremen-